Strfford program on connected farm buildings

Wednesday

Jul 10, 2013 at 3:15 AMJul 10, 2013 at 8:04 AM

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STRAFFORD — The Hill Library and NH Humanities will present John Hubka on Wednesday, July 24 at 7 pm in a program program entitled "Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England."

This is free and open to the public. Hubka’s book of the same name will be available for purchase.

Through architecture unique to northern New England, this illustrated talk focuses on several case studies that show how farmers converted their typical separate house and barns into connected farmsteads.

Thomas Hubka’s research in his award-winning book, "Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England," demonstrates that average farmers were, in fact, motivated by competition with farmers in other regions of America, who had better soils and growing seasons and fewer rocks to clear.

The connected farmstead organization, housing equal parts mixed-farming and home-industry, was one of the collective responses to the competitive threat.

For directions or more information, contact Ken at 664-2800 or visit www.straflib.org